1993 in poetry


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Events

  • January 20 — Maya Angelou reads "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
  • March 31-April 3 — Writing from the New Coast: First Festival of Poetry held at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Many influential younger poets attend the conference. The final, two-volume issue of o•blék magazine this year will contain writing presented at the conference.
  • December 8 — Start of the University of Buffalo POETICS listserv, informally and variously known as UBPOETICS or the POETICS list, one of the oldest and most widely known mailing lists devoted to the discussion of contemporary North American poetry and poetics. In the early days of the list, membership, list discussions and even the existence of the list itself were kept private, and members were required not to discuss the contents of list postings or the list itself with "outsiders." People who wished to join the list were asked to provide a short "personal statement" before being approved.
  • T. S. Eliot Prize created.
  • Reality television contest Million's Poet is launched in the United Arab Emirates.Bound by Honor, a film directed by Taylor Hackford, based on the life of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, who co-wrote the screenplay, is released.Poetic Justice, a film directed by John Singleton, features Maya Angelou's poetry, and she appears as Aunt June.Poesia sempre, is created by the National Library of Brazil to promote poetry both from that nation and from beyond its borders and provide a forum for debate on poetry
  • A new Yiddish monthly journal, Di yidishe gas, edited by Aron Vergelis, appears in Moscow. It is the first since the Sovetish heymland became defunct.
  • American literary magazine o•blék, founded in 1987 by Peter Gizzi who co-edited it with Connell McGrath, stopped publishing.

Works published in English

Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:

Australia">Australian literature">Australia

Canada">Canadian poetry">Canada

India">Indian poetry">India, in English">Indian poetry in English">in English

Ireland">Irish poetry">Ireland

New Zealand">New Zealand literature">New Zealand

United Kingdom">English poetry">United Kingdom

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United Kingdom

United States">American poetry">United States

Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States

Anthologies in the United States

Poems from these 75 poets were in The Best American Poetry 1993, edited by David Lehman, guest editor Louise Glück:

Works published in other languages

Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:

Denmark">Danish literature">Denmark

French language

Canada">Canadian poetry">Canada

France">French poetry">France

Germany">German literature">Germany

Hebrew">Hebrew literature">Hebrew

  • Mordechai Geldman, A'yin
  • Israel Eliraz, Pe Karu'a
  • Tamir Greenberg, Dyokan Atzmi Im Qvant veHatul Met
  • Zvika Shternfeld, Hamarkiza miGovari
  • Shimon Shloush, ''Tola Havui shel Asham''

India">Indian poetry">India

Listed in alphabetical order by first name:
  • Gulzar, Chand Pukhraj Ka; Urdu-language
  • K. Satchidanandan, Ente Satchidanandan Kavitakal, selected poems; Malayalam-language
  • Kanaka Ha Ma, Holebagilu, Sagara, Karnataka: Akshara Prakashana; Kannada language
  • Kunwar Narain, Koee Doosra Naheen, New Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan, ; Hindi-language
  • Mallika Sengupta, Ardheke Prithivi, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers; Bengali-language
  • Manushya Puthiran, En Padukai araiyil yaroo olithirukirargal, Chennai: South Asian Books, Tamil language
  • Nilmani Phookan, editor, Aranyar Gan, an anthology of Indian tribal love poems; Guwahati, Assam: Students' Store, Assamese-language
  • Prabodh Parikh, Kaunsman, winner of several awards, including Best Poetry Collection of 1993-94 from the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and the G.F. Saraf Award for Best Gujarati Book in 1992-1995; Mumbai: R.R. Sheth Publishers; Gujarati-language

Poland">Polish poetry">Poland

Portuguese language

Portugal">Portuguese literature">Portugal

  • Joaquim Manuel Magalhães, ''A poeira levada pelo vento''

Brazil">Brazilian literature">Brazil

  • Waly Salamão, Armarinho da miudezas, which reflects native Bahian traditions
  • Sebastião Uchoa Leite, published a poetry book
  • Felipe Fortuna published a poetry book
  • Adão Ventura, Texturaafro,

Serbia">Serbian literature">Serbia

Spain">Spanish poetry">Spain

  • Matilde Camus, Amor dorado
  • Ángel González, Poemas
  • Xavier Sabater, editor, Poesía experimental 93, a visual poetry anthology; Barcelona: Sedicions

Sweden">Swedish literature">Sweden

  • Jesper Svenbro:
  • * Blått
  • * Samisk Apollon och andra dikter
  • Henrik Nilsson, ''Utan skor''

Yiddish">Yiddish literature">Yiddish

Other

Awards and honors

Australia">Australian poetry">Australia

Canada">Canadian poetry">Canada

India">Indian poetry">India

United Kingdom">English poetry">United Kingdom

United States">American poetry">United States

Deaths

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